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Category: Religion

Ukraine, Russia and the tension of opposites
Church

Ukraine, Russia and the tension of opposites

Posted on April 25, 2022April 28, 2022 by Sande Ramage

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was hot news as I wandered into my favourite bookstore. Colleagues were offering opinions about President Putin’s actions, but other than thinking war is futile my understanding of the situation was limited. However, I was interested…

Funerals and our shared mortality
Death and Dying

Funerals and our shared mortality

Posted on January 24, 2022April 25, 2022 by Sande Ramage

The funeral had been everything hoped for, and more. The person honoured; hospitality shown. Words and music flowed. The one technical hitch wasn’t worth worrying about. But I felt done in. Ready to drop them from my repertoire. After 20…

Trusting the snake
Jungian themes

Trusting the snake

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by Sande Ramage

When Meghan and Harry headlined on Oprah about their struggles in the royal enclosure, it was like stepping into the Garden of Eden. The never-ending story of needing to grow into a new reality. Although the furore around the Duke…

Reality Bites: what use is the priest in contemporary New Zealand?
Church

Reality Bites: what use is the priest in contemporary New Zealand?

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 by Sande Ramage

Many of us live in a world without recourse to a god who bounces in and out of history at will or on demand. We have to take it straight, with no hope of eventual paradise.  And salvation, if indeed…

Secular priest: research or consecration?
Church

Secular priest: research or consecration?

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 by Sande Ramage

Until I met Niki Harré I’d never heard of a secular priest. I was intrigued but also felt confused. The two terms, secular and priest, didn’t seem to fit. How could someone be a priest if there was no sacred…

Disruptive women re-forming tradition
Christmas

Disruptive women re-forming tradition

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Sande Ramage

Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland and lifelong Catholic, is religiously disruptive. She says that people are tired of ‘old men trying to beat the drum of obedience, being obedient to teaching that is long past its sell-by date and…

Mary the Creatrix
Christmas

Mary the Creatrix

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 by Sande Ramage

If I was producing a nativity play, I’d pick a young black American woman called Orpah to play Mary. You probably know her as Oprah Winfrey through her television talk shows, Oprah and Oprah Soul Sundays. Vanity Fair magazine said…

The soulfulness of boots, books and Bluck
Church

The soulfulness of boots, books and Bluck

Posted on December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 by Sande Ramage

You might not immediately associate RM Williams’ boots with soul but for me they’re a potent symbol of the need to be grounded. To prioritise soulfulness over spiritual flights of fancy. Trading in my old pair was something of a…

Sacred space: in memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks 1948-2020
Faith

Sacred space: in memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks 1948-2020

Posted on November 8, 2020November 15, 2020 by Sande Ramage

Racing into my Sunday morning dance exercise class my head was focused on the death of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Competing for space was the news that Biden was now President of the United States and Aotearoa has sworn in…

mother mary: hidden in plain sight
Creative Arts

mother mary: hidden in plain sight

Posted on July 26, 2020December 21, 2020 by Sande Ramage

mother marycardinal creatorhidden in plain sightbirthing magnificencebeyond assumption mother marysensual symbolembodied energywith just one kissdivinity is revealed mother maryblessed creatorsubmissive, neverin birthing splendourreflects her Self The bible can seem pretty dry and unreadable. All that tiny print crammed onto hundreds…

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